LANSING, MI -- A 56-year-old Lansing man is fighting for his life after police say his girlfriend stabbed him multiple times early Tuesday morning.

Lansing police public information officer Robert Merritt said officers were dispatched about 2 a.m. to a residence in the 500 block of Beech Street. While en route, police learned the stabbing suspect was a woman.

Officers arrived at the scene and found the woman, a 52-year-old, whom they quickly arrested without incident. Police found the victim inside the house with multiple stab wounds about his body, Merritt said.

The victim was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. He was in critical condition as of 8 a.m. Tuesday, according to Merritt.

The stabbing was precipitated by disturbance between the victim and suspect, who are involved romantically, Merritt said.

"Our victim and suspect are boyfriend and girlfriend, and they had some sort of altercation or disagreement," he said.